The sun is always a welcome guest. Both in the city and especially when going out for country recreation. But sometimes you want to get away from guests too. From the sun as well, when there’s too much of it, on an exhaustingly hot summer day. We seek saving shade, a secluded corner somewhere under Read more…
Very often spring in Siberia turns out to be prolonged and cold. That’s why most gardeners are in no hurry to plant seedlings of the most common vegetable crops—cucumbers and tomatoes—in open ground even at the end of May, because, according to long-term observations, frosts can return as late as June 10. However, you can’t Read more…
A well still has no less significance today than before, especially given the popularity of dacha and cottage construction. No tap water, even passed through modern filters, can compare to well water. Given its usefulness, a well deserves that its visible part not only performs protective functions but also serves as decoration, as a decorative Read more…
To make this light and convenient cart — an indispensable helper for gardeners and farmers — you will only need what can be found in any dacha or farm. But it will serve on any auxiliary work: move delivered cargo to the right place, bring planting material, go for water with canisters. Thanks to bicycle Read more…
«Dear editorial board! While reviewing back issues of ‘Modelist-Konstruktor’ from previous years, I became interested in materials about biogas published in issues No. 1’87, 5’88, 4’96 of the magazine. However, I didn’t dare to implement any of the proposed ideas on my farm. But I recently heard from neighbors that in Lithuania, some farmer got Read more…
Many owners have to start developing their garden, vegetable garden, or dacha plot by ensuring it has water. I began with solving this problem as well. The water on the plot lay relatively close to the surface — at a depth of about 4.5 m. A shaft well could have been dug. But water consumption Read more…
The house is built. Electricity is connected. Winter is coming… I suggest making a water heating system using an automatic tubular electric heater (TEN) “Ariston”. Reliability and automatic regulation of maximum heating are big advantages of this company’s “tens”. The simplest option is a boiler with a single-phase heater, similar to a piece of pipe. Read more…
Having a stove in a garden house (coal or wood-fired), it’s quite possible to provide hot water for the kitchen sink and even a shower. You’ll need a water heater – a device that allows you to use the heat of hot gases exiting through the stove’s chimney. Design and operating principle. The water heater Read more…
I set myself the goal of making a nimble, reliable, and compact walk-behind tractor. So that this mechanical assistant would work in the garden, plow the vegetable garden, cut beds, plant potatoes in the home field, weed seedlings, and harvest… And most importantly, so that I could operate this equipment while sitting in a comfortable Read more…
The walk-behind tractor was built by members of the “Young Technician” club of Vocational School No. 25 from the city of Kelmency, Chernivtsi region. With its help, they cultivate potato plots, mow grass, and transport cargo. The walk-behind tractor’s layout is traditional: frame, engine, and two-wheeled running gear. As needed, the following are attached to Read more…
